diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package-conda.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package-conda.yml
index fcb7e447..cdd4086c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package-conda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package-conda.yml
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ jobs:
         pip install jupyter nbconvert flake8 flake8-nb ipython
       shell: bash
 
-    - name: Create Flake8 configuration file
-      run: |
-        echo "[flake8]" > .flake8
-        echo "max-line-length = 119" >> .flake8
-      shell: bash
-
     - name: Run Flake8 linting on notebooks
       id: lint
       run: |